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Forest Lake city, Washington County, MN

20,729 Population
30.5 square miles 678.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Washington County: 39.8 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Minnesota: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$46,249 ±$2,832 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington County: $56,954 ±$1,151
  • a little less than the amount in Minnesota: $48,237 ±$234
$92,944 ±$8,689 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington County: $115,345 ±$2,183
  • a little higher than the amount in Minnesota: $89,062 ±$409

7% ±3.1% (1,446  ±639) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Washington County: 5.1% † 13,989 (±0.6% / ±1,650)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Minnesota: 9.3% 522,508 (±0.2% / ±9,015)

24.2 minutes ±1.8 (220,895  ±23,426) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Washington County: 24 2,596,470 (±0.4 / ±72,406)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Minnesota: 22.7 54,914,636 (±0.1 / ±295,702)

Families

8,286 ±347 Number of households
  • Washington County: 105,577 ±567
  • Minnesota: 2,307,955 ±6,063
2.5 ±0.1 (20,610  ±33) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Washington County: 2.6 272,873 (±0 / ±116)
  • about the same as the figure in Minnesota: 2.4 5,601,148

1.7% ±1.1% (87  ±56) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 4.6% † 2,823 (±0.6% / ±344)
  • about one-third of the rate in Minnesota: 5.6% 72,229 (±0.1% / ±1,882)

Housing

8,723 ±385 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 109,307 ±100
  • Minnesota: 2,545,030 ±1,535

$393,500 ±$19,271 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington County: $422,000 ±$5,583
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Minnesota: $329,300 ±$903

9.9% ±3.1% (2,045  ±648.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 11.1% 30,381 (±0.9% / ±2,377.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 12.2% 691,832 (±0.2% / ±9,053.1)

Social

94.6% ±5.1% (13,323  ±820.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 96.1% 181,238 (±1.6% / ±3,099.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Minnesota: 93.9% 3,685,922 (±0.3% / ±13,417.4)
35.4% ±3.5% (4,985  ±513.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington County: 49.1% 92,582 (±1.1% / ±2,152.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 39.4% 1,546,100 (±0.2% / ±8,550.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.2% ±2.1% (1,071  ±432) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 8.5% 23,594
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Minnesota: 8.7% 497,722

4.7% ±0.9% (742  ±144) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 5.5% 11,439 (±0.4% / ±766)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 5.9% 259,988 (±0.1% / ±3,034)
742 Total veterans ±144 694 Male ±135 48 Female ±36

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